Norah O'Donnell Named 'CBS This Morning' Cohost

Norah O'Donnell, CBS News' chief White House correspondent,has been named cohost of CBS This Morning, replacing Erica Hill, who isin talks about a new role.

She will join fellow cohosts Charlie Rose and Gayle King on the morning program beginning in the fall.

While she will leave her role as chief White House correspondent -- which shehad been since June 2011 -- O'Donnell will stay as the main substitute anchorfor Face the Nation and continue to report for all CBS News broadcastsand platforms. A new White House correspondent will be announced at a later date.

"This is a very exciting development for our morning program and for allof CBS News," said Jeff Fager, CBS News chairman and 60 Minutes executiveproducer. "Norah is an accomplished reporter with all the skills for thejob. She's a hard worker who knows her story and, as she has shown time aftertime at the White House, she can think on her feet on live television."

"Norah has earned the respect of global newsmakers as a tough but fairreporter," added Chris Licht, VP, programming, CBS News and executiveproducer of CBS This Morning. "Adding her to the team is partof our ongoing process of improving and building on the solid foundation thatalready exists at CBS This Morning."